Christmas Fables: Holiday Guardians > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

5 of 8 found this review helpful

Really Enjoyed!

PostedDecember 25, 2022

CMC1968

fromCincinnati, OH

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Brain Teaser, Puzzle, Time Management

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I really enjoyed this game. Lots of mini games and storyline was good. Would recommend!

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

What a Beautiful Game!!

PostedDecember 24, 2023

JulzCat

fromCharlotte, NC

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

An elf (he's an angry elf) is trying to ruin Christmas! Help Santa and others save the day!

This game was simply gorgeous! Cheerful and festive graphics, lots of challenging puzzles, took me a full day to finish. I love when you have the option of match-3 puzzles when you're stuck on the hidden object scenes. My favorite lesson in this game is not to judge a book by its cover.

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

christmas

PostedFebruary 7, 2023

angelstar44

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

it was fun and a lot of hidden object

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

9 of 11 found this review helpful

Is There Anger Management For Elves?

PostedDecember 25, 2022

HeavenBound7729

fromOcala, Florida

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

This holiday game was pretty good but missed 5 stars for several reasons. I found little Christmas joy in it and anger from characters who shouldn't be so. There's an uptight elf and his traitor friend who are bent on removing Christmas. The rats are on the warpath with their issues. One of them even uses a swear word. Even though it wasn't a big, vulgar word, it was out of place and not necessary ...Show more

The variety of HOP styles was good, liked the creative design and interactivity, love the "find and return" HOP scenes. Enjoyed the puzzles, all doable in the demo. The tasks were many but not as aggravating as usual so overall I made it through the demo with less frustration this time. Graphics could've been better. Scenes/locations not very Christmasy nor interesting. The option to skip everything will work well for those who play hurriedly or just want to remove the HOPs/puzzles they don't like. This option will certainly create a much shorter game.I expected something special with the CE extras for Christmas but it's the same old format and boring as ever. Didn't purchase, likely never will unless I find it as a Daily Deal or The Catch. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

2 of 2 found this review helpful

Its okay

PostedDecember 28, 2022

selserenity

fromUSA

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

It was good, a little repetitive, but good. When I got to the Bonus game, there is a point you are directed to go to Santa's Workshop. I spent over an hour trying to find out how to get to the workshop but never found it, so I cannot complete the game. The map does NOT show the workshop, the hint does not send you there, so how can you get there. Very disappointing.

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

2 / 5

35 of 44 found this review helpful

MERRY CHRISTMAS FELLOW GAMERS

PostedDecember 25, 2022

pennmom36

fromThe grinches will always play their part, even at Christmas time so let's all put on our best Ho Ho Ho's, jingle our bells a little louder, and wish for Peace on Earth Good Will Toward Men, even to those Fa-la-little skunks in our lives, Merry Christmas

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

Completed Game in less than 6 hours
(including all mini-games & Bonus Play options)
23 Main Game Scene Locations +8 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner-Intermediate

Oh Holy Night, if ever there was a time to Believe, tonight's the night! I may have seen something I shouldn't have seen and I'm not talking about Grandma kissing Santa Claus, this is much more serious! Seems the Elves have taken sides and it's not sitting well with Ambrus who has vowed to stop Christmas forever. (does someone need a Candy Cane?) It's a good thing Santa put together a fantastic team...no, not the Reindeer, the Guardians of Christmas, problem is, one of the Guardians may not be on board with all the Ho Ho Ho's this year!

It's almost Christmas so I won't let the Do Games Grinch out, the story is cute, although it seems like it was taken directly from an episode of Tim Allen's Santa Claus movie. Yup, the tasks are still the same, you'll still be thawing out ice, using hairpins, magnets, wire & tape (and you'll know exactly what you'll need the second you come upon a task) It's really hard to play a simplistic Do Game right now because I'm currently playing Lost Lands, 7 hours logged in and I'm only halfway done which says a lot about a game doesn't it? Lost Lands is a thinking kind of game and this is just an autopilot kind of game, it may have more chapters but it won't take you an entire day to complete it.

Collectibles/Morphing Objects (CE version only)
Still has the same ole collectibles with a different name. There are 14 Morphing Christmas Stuff (that's the best name you could come up with Do..."stuff"), 14 Christmas Stockings, and 70 Zoom Zone Candy Canes that are used to purchase 14 Bedroom decorations. I wonder how that works for currency, is everything priced at an even candy cane number or does the recipient get to take a few licks off one of the candy canes?

Hidden Object Scenes:
I will admit, the Hidden Object Scenes were better than usual with some well-blended objects. Right off the bat, you use Santa's Christmas list to figure out which presents go into which box according to the descriptions followed by a scene where you must read letters to Santa and find Keywords from each letter. There are also Find & Replace HOs, and the usual Interactive Lists, etc.

Alternate Match 3 Game:
There is an alternate Match 3 Game available. It's the same M3 game, the same boards, and the same icons offered in every game, they didn't even bother to make it Christmassy.

MINI-GAMES:
You can play the mini-games on Easy or Hard but honestly, the hard version mostly adds more "one affects others" scenarios which in my opinion is just an annoying time-waster and not necessarily harder. None of the puzzles were strategy-based "thinkers" in fact, some were so easily solved I'd be taken by surprise when it was suddenly over. I twisted sections of a magic staff and "tested it" and got it right on the first try. I led a mouse thru a maze while picking up inventory items to progress, keep in mind I was using a flashlight so I couldn't see the path ahead but I still managed to take the correct route on the 1st attempt. I'm not claiming to be a mini-game wiz, I'm just saying the puzzles are way too easy. I will say that I enjoyed the mini-game where I had to repeat the order of Rats arriving by clicking on the correct rats, but with each click, the rats would do a shuffle of positions and each level added more Rats.

BONUS CHAPTER (CE version only)
Kevin! Oops, wrong missing kid on Christmas...This time it's Goldilocks that's missing, in fact, she's been missing for a few years just waiting for someone with a pure heart to find her medallion and reunite the King with his beautiful daughter...anyone else suspicious of those beady-eyed bears? She probably broke a few household items while the bears were out foraging and they probably worked up a big appetite, just saying, it seems logical to me! I know it's fairytale magic world at play here, but did it really take years for the King to find someone with a pure heart? Did he interview anyone else or did he think no one was good enough to look for his daughter? If I were the King and my daughter went missing in the forest, I'd be sending in every single townsfolk one at a time, if they don't return you just assume they had an unpure heart, and move on down the line, "NEXT!" This seems like a much better option than sitting around for years waiting on the purest of hearts to come strolling into town.

As for the Bonus Chapter's glitter, there are 10 Mini-Games and 5 HO scenes across 10 additional scene locations. You will continue your search for 5 Christmas stockings, 4 Morphing Christmas Stuff, and 9 Zoom Zone Candy Canes as well.

Collector's Edition Extra's: (CE version only)
15 Wallpapers, 15 Concept Art Pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 29 Movie Video Cutscenes, 41 Achievements, 21 Replayable Mini-Games, 23 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 15 Morphing Christmas Stuff, 15 Christmas Stockings, and 70 Zoom Zone Candy Canes that are used to purchase 15 Bedroom Decorations, 7 Main Chapters, +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-In Strategy Guide.

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I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

1 / 5

Could not play

PostedDecember 16, 2023

dollyflower

fromHogwarts School

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle

I have a new computer and downloaded this game to check it out before buying. Game downloaded fine, but would not play...only a black screen.

I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

1 / 5

cant play it only plays the music

PostedSeptember 24, 2023

rachaldumm73

cant play the game just bought and only plays the music

I don't recommend this game.

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